"We continue to make good progress with reducing our exposure to higher hazard geographical areas and industries, in line with our ongoing focus on disciplined underwriting,"Wesfarmers and QBE are two of those which have withdrawn entirely from strata insurance in Far North Queensland.
"Scrubby, impecunious men drift to and fro there, waiting for the gods to provide something easy; and the prudent man, conscious of the possession of loose change, whizzes through the danger zone at his best speed" - Uneasy Money by P.G.Wodehouse
Thursday, January 19, 2012
Insurance woes continue
The run of bad news from insurers is not promsing for any insurance premium relief in Tropical Queensland. QBE Insurance recently delivered a shock profit downgrade because of catastrophe claims and investment markets. Yesterday there was another downgrade from Wesfarmers Insurance which included this comment:
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